Bucs trade back into first round to get Doug Martin

LeGarrette Blount dodged a bullet when the Buccaneers missed out on Trent Richardson, but he’s still going to have some competition this summer.

The Bucs traded back into the first round to select Boise State running back Doug Martin with the 31st overall pick. The move will either make him a complement to Blount or vice versa, but the Bucs have upgraded their ground game all the same.

Martin has drawn some comparisons to Ray Rice from scouts during the run-up to the draft because of his build (5’9″, 220-odd pounds) and his playing style. He can catch passes out of the backfield, pass block and run behind new guard Carl Nicks to help the Bucs move the ball down the field. The Buccaneers were short on offensive playmakers last season, but Martin gives them a player who should help in that department.

This is the second time the Broncos have traded down this evening and the move leaves them without a first round pick. It was the second trade of the night for the Bucs as well, although they dealt down early in the first round. They sent the 36th pick and the 101st pick, acquired from the Jags earlier in the night, to Denver for the 31st pick and the 126th pick that Denver got in their deal with New England.

C’mon Donkeys runningback is a huge need here and D. Martin was the guy that is perfect in the new P Manning era he runs blocks and oh yeah he stays healthy sorry Knowshon. They blew it, McGahee can’t do it again this year alone.

Do the Broncos just have so much talent that they don’t have any use for first rounders? No holes to fill anywhere that a first rounder could fill?
C’mon Elway, we thought when McDaniel’s left it would get better.

I was hoping DEN would take Martin at 31 after the first draft order trade. He would be a solid compliment to McGahee. Thinking they may try to nab Lamichael James (OR) at 36 now. Small runner with some injury history, but he was awesome for the Ducks. Fox doesn’t usually go for smaller backs, but you never know…

Broncos got fleeced! Sleep well EFX because Hightower will be haunting you for years to come. The best two RBs were taken since your lapse so good luck! Last Years draft got you two out of seven starters. DEFENSE like NYG dammit!!!!!!!

Do the Broncos just have so much talent that they don’t have any use for first rounders? No holes to fill anywhere that a first rounder could fill?
C’mon Elway, we thought when McDaniel’s left it would get better.
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If you are even a glimmer of a Broncos fan, you will NEVER compare ANYTHING about John Freaking Elway to Josh Puke McDaniels EVER again!!! That statement is idiotic. McDaniels handed our franchise its worst season in history. John Elway brought it back in a year, drafted the DROY, & added the biggest free agent in NFL history. Quit being such an impatient tool bag, and sit back and watch. They know what they are doing.

If you are even a glimmer of a Broncos fan, you will NEVER compare ANYTHING about John Freaking Elway to Josh Puke McDaniels EVER again!!! That statement is idiotic. McDaniels handed our franchise its worst season in history. John Elway brought it back in a year, drafted the DROY, & added the biggest free agent in NFL history. Quit being such an impatient tool bag, and sit back and watch. They know what they are doing.

You obviously have something buried in Elway to so blindly follow. It’s also obvious you know little about football.
They have an aged QB and are in WIN NOW mode. They need players who can contribute NOW, not three years from now. Trading back is wasting Peyton’s time now. They should of been trading up not back. Elway pulled a definite McDaniel’s move here. Take your orange colored glasses of and see the truth.

Not buying the Bucs moves at all. They trade back for an additional 4th rounder and then miss out on 2 of their biggest needs (Claiborne & TRich) to take a safety? Then trade back up for an inferior RB? Odd.

They didn’t even have a 4th round pick, Ron Cooper was Claibourne’s coach at LSU and he must have known enough not to want claibourne.. They got the best safety who loves to hit and can cover TE and a very good running back who blocks and catches out of the back field. Only 1 RB taking in the fisrt 20 picks has been to a Superbowl in the last 10 years so with 2 first rounders and a free 4th round pick the Bucs had a great first round.. Giants were going to take Martin so Bucs moved up 6 spots by trading back a few spots in the 4th which pick we didn’t have going into the draft… Very smart moves by the GM…

Moving down was the right move for the Broncos. The players they most needed, and hoped would slip, we’re all gone (Gilmore, Kirkpatrick, Cox, Brockers, Poe, Barron and DeCastro). So they were left with Kendall Reyes, Doug Martin, and Jerel Worthy, among others, who they didn’t feel represented good value at the end of the first. When that happens, smart teams move down and get more picks. Now that they’ve moved back, Reyes and Worthy are still available, as are Lamar Miller, Trumaine Johnson, Brandon Boykin, Josh Robinson… All of those guys represent better value in the 2nd round than the first, and they all fill big needs.

Courtney Upshaw would also be a great pick – better than Dumervil against the run and better than Ayers against the pass. Cordy Glenn would be a big upgrade over Beadles on the o-line as well. Then there’s Stephen Hill who would give Manning more toys to play with. They have a lot of options at #4 tonight. They will very likely end up with one of the players they would’ve considered at #25 anyway, and added a pick at the top of the 4th in the process.

Not buying the Bucs moves at all. They trade back for an additional 4th rounder and then miss out on 2 of their biggest needs (Claiborne & TRich) to take a safety? Then trade back up for an inferior RB? Odd.
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Safety was a bigger need on the team than anything. Who did the Bucs have? CB Barber moving to the spot, and Grimm? Wow! Yay.

We do have Biggers, who isn’t all that bad, and Talib… no one knows for sure if he’s going to be suspended.

I watched some video highlights on Barron, he reminds me on Lynch and Polomalu. I think he’ll be great for the Team.

chc4 says:
Apr 27, 2012 8:14 AM
Not buying the Bucs moves at all. They trade back for an additional 4th rounder and then miss out on 2 of their biggest needs (Claiborne & TRich) to take a safety? Then trade back up for an inferior RB? Odd.
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Martin might be the best RB to come out in this draft…Schiano coached Ray Rice, and Martin’s blitz pick up, drive, quicks and cutback ability are similar…the guy that has the pressure is really Josh Freeman, who regressed last year.

The broncos traded that pick because they can’t afford to pay a 1st rounder. All their $ is spent on a 36 yr old injured QB. Thanks denver lol. Let’s go bucs! Great FA signings and great 2 1st round selections.

I think the pick for Doug is perfect! This new coach wants to run the sh$t out of the ball and between Blount and Doug, this should be fun. Back to Buc Ball Baby!!!! Remember the A-Train and Warrick Dunn?????